ESCAPE FROM THE CAGE (11 films)

Duration: 29 min

Year Published: 1959

Creator: WCET

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: Sound

Description: Titles are: 1. EARLY TREATMENT OF THE MENTALLY ILL. Studies the treatment of insanity from earliest time through the Middle Ages and the ways the ancient Romans and Greeks treated it. Uses pictures and statues to show the historic influence of the Roman Catholic Church on the treatment of insanity (LC card Fi A 61-153); 2. THE MENTALLY ILL: 16TH TO 20TH CENTURIES. Uses pictures and old engravings to illustrate the changing methods used to cope with insanity from the 16th to the 20th century (LC card Fi A 61-154); 3. THE MENTALLY ILL: PRESENT DAY PROBLEMS. Discusses three major problems which interfere with the treatment of the mentally ill, showing the effect of overcrowding in hospitals, lack of trained personnel, and poor commitment procedures (LC card Fi A 61-163); 4. THE MENTALLY ILL: HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION. A tour of the Eastern State Hospital for the mentally ill in Lexington, Ky. Explains how the hospital is organized, and describes innovations which have been introduced (LC card Fi A 61-162); 5. THE OPEN HOSPITAL. Discusses the free or open mental hospital. Shows the St Lawrence State Hospital in Ogdensburg, N.Y. Explains how the open hospital operates (LC card Fi A 61-158); 6. THE MENTALLY ILL: TREATMENT OF CHILDREN. Story about an emotionally disturbed boy and his rehabilitation (LC card Fi A 61-156); 7. THE MENTALLY ILL: THE PSYCHODYNAMIC APPROACH. Summarizes early methods of treating the mentally ill, culminating in the discoveries of Freud in the field of psychology and psychiatry (LC card Fi A 61-161); 8. THE MENTALLY ILL: PSYCHOSURGERY AND SHOCK TREATMENT. Discusses and shows the use of psychosurgery and shock therapy in the treatment of the mentally ill (LC card Fi A 61-160); 9. THE MENTALLY ILL: DRUG THERAPY. Discusses the benefits and problems involved in using tranquilizing drugs with the mentally ill (LC card Fi A 61-159); 10. THE MENTALLY ILL: ORGANIC RESEARCH. Discusses the work and goals of organic research into the problem of insanity. Shows various experiments, including those dealing with cellular analysis of the brain and reaction time in aged animals and persons (LC card Fi A 61-157); 11. MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS. Discusses some of the more common misconceptions about mental illness, and explains why they are incorrect (LC card Fi A 61-155)

Complete Record: Source: NET Interest level: c-ad Price: rent ea $4.75 Format: sd b&w

Metadata Source:Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62)